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Trustees SaIe of variable
Town Property l.. tile Town
e. Of Clifton. Mason County.
On West VTHafMfS1.

pY virtue of deed OF trust executed
I'D TO Geo. :,e w. Plants, Trustee (the
undersigned having been substituted
Trustee IN his own fooil and stead BY a
decretal order of the Mason County Cir
cult Count made on the 22d day Of No
mber,, 1886, iovI Sarah E. sSteyenson
and ID. s.. Stevenson, her husband; bear
InS date on Inc 7tfl ,d1y OF april, 1876,
and duly recorded in. the Clerks Office
of the County Court of Mason County,
West Virginia, in Trust Deed BOOB No.
5, folio 81 and S., to secure TO Robert
Ball the payment of certain note there
in mentioned and described, W liich note
is now held and owned by E. g. Somer-
vile, and default having been made in
the nayment of said note according to
ifs tenor ed effect ant; being required
by said Il. g. Someryille the owner. of
sad note, to.sell the property conveyed
by said deed OF trust, for the amount
due upon sale noie, shall as Trustee
on Saturday. the 29th Day of
1tNH:tI.y. 1857. between ] and 2
O'Clock r. H., at the front door OF the
Court House Vi sseid Mason County, pro-
ceed 10 sell at public auction the Drop
erty de.cribed In said deed of trust as
follows: Lot No. 81 IN the Town of Cliff
ton, County of Mason, State of West
virginia, the same being 90 feet front
by l10 feet deep and located ON Main
street in said Town. Said lot has a fine
dwelling house situated thereon.
TERMS OF SALE ne-t third of the
purchase money cash in hand, one-third
thereof in one year with interest. and
the residue in two years, with interest.
from the day of sale, taking from the
purchaser his notes, with good security
Tor the deferred payments ard retaining
the title as further security.
RANKIN WILLY In
Tomlinson & Wiley. Atty's.
ldec. es4w.
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Trnsteess Sale Of One Hundred
ind Twemay-T'WD Acres OF
l,and In AFhueEle District
Mnson County, " est NiEis1 lllissf
TE pursuance oi ! deed Of trust ezecu-
ted 10 S. n. Affmillef, the undeislen-
ed having been substituted Trustee IN
his room and stead by a decretal order OF
the Mason County Circuit Court bx
Benjamin Lewis, bearing date the 20tii
fiay Of October, 1876. and duly recorded
in the Mason County Court Clerks Oh
fee. In Trust Deed Book, No. s. 6oliol
l4S. TO secure James Lewis the payment
of certain notes therein mentioned, and
defanlt having been made IN the pay
ment OF said notes according 70 Their
tenor and effect, and being required by
O. =, zuspans Admin oI,.sild
James Lewis, deceased, the present
holder of the notes that are due and I'm
psid. 10 sch so much Of the property con-
veyes, l,v said deed OF trust, rs may be
Necessary % nav off and discharge the.
seVe7.l amounts due, shall as Trustee,
on ElondsaY. lEae 3rIl Of Jan
1saI,v- 1887, Setveen and ? o'clock
D. m. at the front door Of the Court
HOUSE OF Mason Comfy West Virginia,
proceed 10 sell ut public auction the
property, Tor so much thereof as msy be-
nGG6SSd4V 10 pay OAk c&AAeA Aktt NM el's,t-l
of sale. &c,) described IN said deed OF
trust as follows: beginning at a staseon
the noltl-easterly corners Of lantis now
owned by said grantee also on the tnel
of and now owned by BENJAMIN Hal
thence S-Sgse w. along the line Of said
ReIl's lanG, 126 poles to ] white oak,
thence S. $50 E 176 poles to d pile of
stone ON the line of lands now owned by
JOS Macilir, thence n rs e. along the
line of said Machil's land III poles TO a
chestnut oak on the sontheriy corner OF
land now owned by Buckley ant evils.
thence N. 2Sao West along the line OF
land now owned by Buckley and Lewis
l.2 poles II, the place Of beginning. COR
tanning la2 acres and lis poles moro or
Less Sale. land Is siLuateu in the Dis
trict OF i.Ibuckle, Mason County, West
Virginia, short distance nom the KAN
avssia river, and is desirable hill e ;ul..
TERMS OF SAI4E:-One-th;i'd of the
purchase money casa in, hand onc:tni.Il
thereof With interest, IN ono yesF, and
the resume thereof with interest, in two
years nom the day of sale, taking rom
the purchaser his notes, with good secu
:T:ty for tho deferred payments. ant re-
canning the title as further security.
!. "a .esSE :. H.sR.s HOWARD, Trustee
Simpson 4 Howard, Atty,s.
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Nicholas Thomas.
In Chancarv

The object of the above suit is TO OBJ
tain divorce. vipcplo 8aatrimoni by the
plaintiff from the defendant And it
appearing froIn affidavit filed that the
defendant is a nonresident of the State
of West Virginia, aforesaid, It is ordered
that he do appear here within one
month after the first publication Of this
order and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit. - 2
Teste:
R. E. MITCHELL, Clerk.
C:rn,nnn.n &. Hn.r-nnI EnI.
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NJ. Nj. Laiu.cy snd othe's in admi-
5 bestc:: m5oat Abe McDon.-li
i \ t;sii.nce en- order of the Dis
~ t-i,e Court o: ,e o. S. for the Dis
tf'icl o. West vi sisia, made and enter
ed in the above entitled cause, in admi-
rality, Inc 9Th day of January, 1887, the
unC e,signed Commissioner oi s::i6 Dis
f'ic. Court, hereby give notice to ali
e, editors. lien holders, or others inIer-
es.et, diet OIL 5leaGas2Y tie s4lIs
ss,,y Of taHIl:sHy. 1851, L viii at
M Office in the civ OF Cil:: iesfcn, K.i-
naNha county, West Virginia, ,rocced
to take and stare en- account, ascertain
tie claims and liens against he said
steamboat ABE Mcdonald, lne .lTiorities
Of the same, ard such other matters
v hich may deem pertineii; OF which
any party interested may Reodiie. The
creditors and lien holders VIII govern
themselves accordingiy.
DELAEIELD DU BOIS
q. 3. Commissioners District Court U.
S. District West Va.
janl2 2w.
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JOHN ". ENGIIS
RANKIN WILEY, in,
Sneci:.i Com llissioners.

I do certify that bond with approved
security conditioned as required by law
in the penalty of $4,000 has been
given by the above named special vom-
missioners, before me.
\ 49, yev r e mitchell, -
ian 5-4w. ~ Clerk
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D. w. P0LJ.EY,
RANKIN WILEY. in.

Special Commissioners.
j hereby celtify that bond in Ebe pen
'altJ OF Two Thousand Dollars, a re-
qu;:ed by law, las been given before
me lN the above named Spccial Com
nissioners, this 9th day of January,
1857. +. T.. MITGhE ELI. Clerk.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:
Mason County. S. S.
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
II the Circuit Court of Mason County,
on the first Monday in the month of
Jannsiy, 1887.
y 49, Hannah NJ. Thomas
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Co1.llnissionerss Sale Of v.sInsl-
bic Lands I'm Mason County.

\ pursuance of the terms and proyis-
i ions of q decree of the Circuit Court
of Mason County, West Virginia render
ed on the 10th day of September, 1886,
in certain cliancery suit therein pend
ing in which A. & j. Trounstine & Co.,
We're plaintiffs and Y. Pullin and others
were defendants the undersigned Spe-
cial Commissioners thereby appointed
will on tie Sflh; day of February,
1852. at the 'front.' doo4; of Court Is ouse
of Mason County, West Virginia, pro-
coed to sell by wy of public auction the
tracts or parcels of{land in tie bill and
proceedings described, one tract con-
tanning 43 acres. 3 roods and So poles,
one tract containing 500 acres more or
less ana one tract containing 1872 acres
more or less, situate on the waters of
Three Mile and Rock Castle in Coo0er
District, Mason County, West y irginia,
said. tracts will DE first sold separately
and t,Ien AZ whole and in whichever
way they bring the most money the sale
will be made. Said sale will be ior one
third cesh in land and the residue in
in equal payments in one and two years
taking from the isurchaseror DuFchHsery
bonds with good security, be;iri e inter-
est from the day of, sale and nc tair ing
the titles. a iurIher security. s.s-. =
JOHN w. ENG LISII,
c1st D. w. POLSJ EYi
RANKIN WILEY in
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The ABOVE sale is postponed unsil
Monday, tl,e7 of Febrdary, 1887, at
,a,e same place end between rhe same
hours. n. r. HO = ARD,
jan J4w. Trustee. .
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j. W. ENGLIsH,

n y, fl- Special COMMISSIONER.
I hereby certify that the above named
be:o.e me in tile penalty OF $500 as re-
'dti ed b. law, This January the Sth,
1857. L. e. MICHEL, Clerk.
jim y ~. s 80 s ~
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sss.s8sAs NoT&G799.
ConlmIssioneY,s Sale.

I n pursuance OF the terms and provis-
/ ions of decree of the Circuit CourG
of Mason county, West Vii=: inis., en-
dered on the 10th day of May, 1885, in a
certain chancesv suit therein perding
in which Mary L. Wagner is plaintiff end
Al. Watterson ana others are deem
dants, the undersigned Special Commits
sioners appointed for tnat purpose will
on llHe 9TH day OF FebE,uaFY.
1857. at the front door OF the Cou:t
House of Mason county, West Virginia,
proceed to sell at public auction all IraG
tract or parcel OF land situated iii Glen
denim District, in said county, near tie
residence of A. L. Watterson, being the
same land that was conveyed 10 J. A.
Watterson by James "a. Couch and vile
oy deed dated May 10til, 1852, q certified
COW of which deed is filed as exhibit
'F" with the Plaintiff Bill, which tlact
CT land contains 3o3 acres, 2 roods, and
81 poles and is bounded end described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a rock
set in the ground in the Sly line of the
entire survey inside of StOlair Cesey's
fence, lettefe 81. III. @. 1872 corne- to
10. No. 2; lhenee with the Sly line N.
o00 w. go poles TO a dogwood and two
large white oak pointers corner to No. 4
with a line of the same, N. 740f, E. 255
poles to stake in rsYine, two white
oaks, hickory and gum pointers, corner
to lot No. 5 and with a line of the same
s. 50o e. 290 poles TO black oak sapling
on 90 OF a ridge, large pine pointer
comet 20 lots Moo, 6 and and with a
liae o. ioG No.i7 S. 40e 1857 poles to the
besinning.
TEkaiS OF SALE:-Cash as to one
th;.d of the pu Chase mo dsy, and as to
the esiduce ION a C euj6 o. one and.
two years, notes. with gooG sec. ny bear
lug ;1pevest from the day o. sale vii be
rem ed ron, the Pu. chase, and the
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Printing OF all kinds executed at tbie
flee at city prices.
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" fhe liildeTsiglied BdllEs aud BenkeTS
ariH pdgaH Prizes dnalrR IN The Louisiana
Sat Lotteries arESck may be preseated at our
in. oaLEsBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat. BIZ.
L.W.KTLBRETH, Pres. State Natl Blk.
a. BALDWM, Pres. New Orleans Nat. BIZ
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No ICE 20 CREDITORS.
District Court tne Omitted S,1.es)
District Of West viIginia.
CI aETo- w. VA, January 4, 1887.
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NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.

r. Z. MITCHELL, Clerk.
Simpson & Howard, Soils.
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ABcauIifnI Speech sy Editor
Berry w. GFsldy-Oeliyered
I'm New York City, ON Fore.
faIheEs' DaY-The New south
ard the COlOred Mana
Glowing Tribute to eX-Preai.
dent Abraham Lincoln.
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REMEMBER as. b sss.sss: sss
Early, who are ~ charge Of the Drawings, Is a
guarantee Of absolute fairness and integrity, that
the chances are all equal, and that can POI
sibly divine what numbers viii draw Prize. IN
paroles therefore advertising guarantee Prizes IN
this Lottery, holding any other impossible in
dueements; are swindlefs, and only aim 20 deceive
and defraud the unWary.
dec. I5-+w.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-21
THE SOUTH.

FIRE recently destroyed the greater por-
tion of the village of Pocahontas, Tenn.
causing SO, 90 loss.
THE Republican members of the Virgins
Legislature nominated General Malone bv
acclamation as their candidate for United
States Senator.
VERY heavy snow storm was reported
to have fallen in Western Texas on the
18th, the heaviest for many years.
A NEGRO IS reported to have robbed Mrs.
Fannie Husbands near Meridian, Miss. as
saulting her afterward and cutting out her
tongue.
Two tramps were killed and the engines
and twenty-eight box cars demolished by
a collision on the Iron Mountain road. at
LOOMS Mill, near Little Rock. Ark, on the
18th.
The stage running between Little Rock
and Carrollton. Ark, was stopped by three
men the other day and the passengers
robbed of $500.
FIRE recently destroyed Hamblins hard
ware store and other buildings in st. Au-
gustine, Fla, causing a loss of Zoo, 900;
insurance, $SO, Geo.
THE big Charleston Is. c. cotton mill is
said TO be on on the verge of bankruptcy
because OF inability to secure enough white
labor in the South.
Southern General Assemblies of the Pres.
byterian Church of America, appointed at
the last annual session to confer upon or
ganic union and the issues dividing the two
churches, concluded their meeting at Louis
vile, KY, op the 10th, and 1T was under.
stood that the adjournment took place with
out definite result.
w. L. ROYAL, of Richmond, Va, repre-
senting the British holders of Virginia
bonds recently made AN offer OF compro-
mise to the finance committees of the two
houses Of the Assembly, but it was re-
jected.
A MAJORITY of the New York creditors
# Benlee & Wolf, of Louisville. KY, have
decided TO refuse the firms offer of 331<
per cent. in settlement of claims,
The nail manufacturers of Wheeling, w.
Va, and vicinity, who displaced their regu-
lar nailers in 1885 so as 10 reduce wages,
are having trouble with their present hands
for the same reason.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
CONGRESS.


IL the Senate on the l3Ib after the usual
routine business bills were introduced one
being by Mr.. ingalls, TO remove the limitation
in the payment OF arrears OF pensions. granting
arrears in certain cases 10 those pensioned by
special acts of Congress. Adjourned . In the
House large number OF executive communica-
tons were received. A resolution naming
Messrs. Crisp, O'Ferrill, Cultivate Barry
Maish, Heard. johnson North Cardinal
ONein INDIANA. Moore. Rowen. Houk. Coon
er, Lyman. johnson 1ndiana) and Lodge a.
the Committee on Elections was unanimously
passed All contests were referred 10 this com
m1ttee and the House adjourned until Friday
IL the Senate on the l4th Mr. Reagan in
troduced a bill TO regulate immigration Its
provisions are strict and require masters Of
vessels, before any immigrant Is permitted TO
land 10 produce a certificate for each that he
Is not deported for crime, il not pauper, luna
tic or idiot. il not charge on blood relations
or authorized gG2rt!ians IS not an assisted i'm
migrant and is not under contract TO labor in
the United States. Several other bills were
introduced. The Committee on Elections unau-
imousy reported in favor OF Mr.. Faulkner,
elected by the special session Of the Legisla.
ture Of West Virginia and ne was sworn in.
Mr.. Lucas. appointed 10y the Governor, was his
contestant. Adjourned.....H House not in ses-
sion.
AFTER receiving petitions aud the intro
duction OF bills in the Senate on the 18TH Mr.
Plumbs resolution that the Attorney General
be requested TO Investigate the issuance of let
ters patent to Magnus Swenson OF date OF
October 10, 1851, and, IL i'm his judgment the
same is invalid on any ground or was procured
by reason of information obtained by expert
ments made by the Government, and il in his
judgment, snit can be maintained in the name
OF the United States, to commence suit prompt
ly TO have the same cancelled or the use Of the
same by said Swenson or any one
claiming under him perpetual1y enioined. was,
after some discussion, adopted. The patent
referred to was obtained upon the process for
manufacturing sugar from sorghum, and
brought out by the late experiments made at
Fort Scott, Kan, while Swenson was employed
by the Government. 4 resolution was also
adopted directing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire and report whether the Government has
the power TO institute proceedings TO vacate
patent on any ground whatever Adjourned
until Monday ... House not in session.
The Senate was not in session on the 10th
When the House met n resolution by Mr.
Hatch FOR adjournment until after the HOLIDAYS
brought on a tarn debate that lasted some
time. II was finally agreed TO adjourn on De-
cember % TO January T. The announcement of
the death OF f.. W. Robertson. late member
elect from Louisiana. was made and the House
adjourned until Monday.
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aa1elton Happenings.

d. r. Smith shipped two car loads of
cattle to Nebraska. Friday morning.
German Brothers shipped two car loads
of sheep to st. Louis, Sunday morning.
wv. II. Brown is still confined to his
bed. . John Welch will start to ILL
nOis. Tuesday. He goes TO the county
where we spent our childhood days.
There is Notwithstanding over
the taxes in Hazelton. They are only
little over g. per cent. Oscar Haby
erliDe was home from Wichita, Satur-
day. jesse Evans came up from the
Panhandle Tuesday. /. f.. Taylor & Sulli-
van have returned, in good order. all
the property recently appropriated by
them. from +. L. Taylor and School
District No. TO-. "A good rain would
be hailed with delight by those having
wheat OUT. john Realty and Jake
Keller hare returned from their hunt in
the territory. They failed to get more
game than they could bring home. >.
If the INDEX don't let up on that mat
rimonial business, the Express editor
Will soon conclude that he is not half
welded yet. The tin roof is on the
Temple building. Now let it RAIN or
snow. CITIZEN.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Acting Commissioner of the General
Land Office has been notified that the
United States grant jury at Prescott Ari.,
has indicted John L. Cambridge and DR..
Oscar Lincoln, citizens Of Prescott. for
perjury and subornatlon of perjury in
making and securing illegal entries to
public lands.
SENATORS SHERMAN and Ingalls, spoke at
the Irish American meeting at Washington
on the 18th in aid of the Irish home rule
cause.
The United States Fish Commissions
car has been sent to the City OF Mexico with
5000 carp aud gold fish as a present to the
Mexican Government.
The third and fourth class postmasters
have appointed a National committee ana
a special committee to draft a bill TO be
presented to Congress-.
Mr. DENBT, American Minister to China,
has written letter TO Secretary Bayard
saying that whatever concessions had been
made to the Barker Mitkiewicz syndicate,
they have since been revoked by the
Chinese Government.
The Senate Committee on Education has
unanimously ordered favorable report on
the Blair Educational bill as passed by the
Senate in the last Congress.
F. P. devices has been promoted to a
$1,000 place in the National Department Of
Justice aud W. l. Hill, of Marlboro, Nd,
has been appointed to Devices vacant po-
sition.
GENERAL ARMSTRONG, Indian Inspector,
has been instructed to effect an amicable
settlement OF the question of the chieftain-
ship of the Cherokee Nation. A dispatch
from Vinita, l. T., of the 18th, reported
Chief Bushyhead with his followers pre-
pairing to make an attack on Chief Mayes.
SECRETARY FAIRCnILD has decided to ap
point Perry c. Smith, of New Jersey, as
chief OF the appointment division of the
Treasury Department in place of Eugene
Higgins, resigned.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF BARBER. So
In the District Court Of Barber county, state
of Kansas.
The American Invest nent Company,
corporation. plaintiff,
versus
Frank Knode, Ella Knode and c. A.
Walton, defendants.
THE defendants, Frank Knode and Ella
hnode, Will take notice that on the 18th
uaN OF december, 1881, the American Invest
ment Company, corporation. plaintiff herein,
filed its petition i'm the district court OF Barber
county Kansas. against them, the object and
prayer of which il To foreclose a certain mort
gage, executed by said defendants 20 said
plaintiff, upon the following described real
estate, situated in the county of Barber and
state of Kansas, tO-wit:
The southwest quarter of the n0rtheast quar-
TER ana the southeast quarter of the mort invest
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter. and the northwest quarter
OF the southeast quarter of section thirty-three
township thirty-two. range twelve, to secure
the payment of ten certain promigsory notes
one for the sum OF five dollars, and the other
nine for the sum of six dollars ench all dated
June l, 1885, and due, one after the other on
the first DAYS of May and November, in each
year, beginning with the first day of NOvem-
Der. .lSo6. There IL now due and unpaid on
said notes and mortgage, the sum of fifty-four
dollars, with interest at the rate of twelve per
cent per annum from the first day of May,
1887, for which sum plaintiff Drays for a de-
cree that the defendants he required to pay
the same. or that said premises may be sold 10
satisfy the amount found due. Sad defend
ants, Frank Kno9c and Ella Knode will fur
thar take notice that they must answer said
petition on or before the first day of February
Rss. or said petition viii be taken IA true aud
judgment for plaintiff in said action for lldg-
ment on notes aud foreclosure of mortgage
tsealJ FRANK HOLMES.
30 Clerk of District Court
By $. l.. ALLEN. Deputy.
SHANNON & SHANNON Att'ys for DlaIntih